March 23rd, 2018 9:00-11:00 am @ Western Piedmont Council of Governments AGENDA STEM West UpdatesDr. Samuel H. HoustonPresident and CEONorth Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education CenterHighlights of School/Business Partnerships of Filling the Gap participants           Register Here

Carvan Craft Rich is an AmeriCorps VISTA employee working as Assistant Coordinator at STEM West.  Prior to this position she graduated from Western Carolina University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Science and a concentration in Professional Writing where she met her husband, James Steven Rich. They recently moved from Asheville, North Carolina to … Continue reading STEMWest Welcomes Assistant Coordinator Carvan Craft Rich

STEM West received funding (approximately $9000 value) to train and coach 12 FLL Jr. teams. Three schools: Wittenburg Elementary of Alexander County, Gamewell Elementary of Burke County, and Webb Murray Elementary of Catawba County provided coaches. After training, the coaches provide a club for a total of 144 girls this year for the Aqua Challenge … Continue reading Granted: LEGO Foundation First Lego League Jr. Season Pass!

2nd Annual EdCamp STEM West Registration is now open for EdCamp STEM West on January 20th, 2018 at Newton Conover Middle School (873 Northern Dr NW, Conover, NC 28613) from 8:00 until 1:00. An EdCamp is an “Unconference” where participants’ interests are the focus of the sessions! Following the EdCamp, 12 student teams will participate in the FLL … Continue reading Registration Now Open for the 2nd Annual STEM West EdCamp

All community members are invited to attend STEM Trek! 2018 at the SALT Block of Hickory (243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601) to learn about STEM Careers across the region. Tables from local STEM businesses, formal and informal educational groups, non-profits, etc. will be providing hands-on experiences for adults and youth. Registration is not … Continue reading STEM Trek! 2018 – Save the Date for April 21, 2018

Agenda: STEM West UpdatesSummer Cortinas of Bionetwork of NC Community Colleges www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/bionetworkMia Pumo of NAF naf.org

GEM Clubs (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) While at the NC Center of Engineering Technologies (NCCET), 27 educators from across the region, including Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, and Lincoln counties spent the week of August 7-10th training to become GEMS coaches and create GEMS Clubs. GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) clubs will … Continue reading

STEM West and NC Center of Engineering Technologies (NCCET) are partnering to host Code.org workshops this summer. These engaging experiences will run 9:00-12:00 each day for all interested educators, formal and informal. Participants will learn about the Hour of Code and how to use the FREE Code.org curriculum to engage students in computational thinking. July … Continue reading Code.org Workshops

Filling the Gap Spring STEM West meeting was held at the WPCOG on April 26th. Along with networking, stakeholders started the process of asset mapping the region’s STEM-based activities in our communities. Through a Gallery Walk, they also interacted with Filling the Gap teachers that were trained last summer in project based learning (PBL). These … Continue reading 2017 Spring STEM West Meeting Recap